Ginger River Review

China's Plan for a "High-Speed Rail" of Computing Power

A leading Chinese network scientist outlines how a nationwide computing network could help ease hardware constraints on AI development, with potential…

Oct 27 • Jiang Jiang

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How Big Can Pro Wrestling Get in China?

Ep. 25 - MKW founder Adrian Gomez on winning over Chinese crowds, bringing local culture into the ring, and the challenges behind the spectacle.

Oct 23 • Jiang Jiang

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The People Teaching China's Robots to Work

An on-the-ground look at the repetitive labor behind China's embodied AI industry and the jobs these machines may one day replace.

Oct 18 • Jiang Jiang

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September 2026

Interview with Prof. Wu Xinbo: How China and the U.S. Can Build Constructive Strategic Stability

Wu Xinbo on strategic stability, trade talks, AI competition, and the future of China-U.S. relations

Sep 30 • Jiang Jiang

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What Strategic Stability Means for China-U.S. Relations

Ep. 24 - Leaders’ meetings, Taiwan, Track Two dialogue, AI, and exchanges between the two societies

Sep 20 • Jiang Jiang

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Where China–India Relations Stand Today

Ep. 23 - BRICS, China-India economic ties, AI, people-to-people exchanges, and South Asia

Sep 10 • Jiang Jiang

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57:27

August 2026

After Prison, Finding a Place in Society

A Chinese retailer’s decision to recruit former prisoners opens a debate over jobs, second chances, and the challenges of reintegration

Aug 31 • Jiang Jiang

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What China’s AI Talent Market Is Paying For

A Chinese AI recruiter talks about $445,000 packages for new PhDs, the skills companies are struggling to find, and how demand for AI-native workers is…

Aug 14 • Jiang Jiang

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July 2026

Big Tech Pulled the Plug. They Downloaded Their Lovers.

How Chinese users created AI lovers, friends and family — and struggled to let them go

Jul 31 • Jiang Jiang

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Nomura's Chief China Economist on AI's Economic Impact

Dr. Lu Ting discusses the U.S.–China AI race, AI's macroeconomic impact, how AI is reshaping China's regional economy, semiconductor self-reliance, and…

Jul 24 • Jiang Jiang

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Inside a Candid Debate on China's Grassroots Government

A debate published by a Chinese magazine offers a candid window into digital governance, bureaucratic burden and grassroots government.

Jul 21 • Jiang Jiang

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China’s one-person company boom

Five stories from China’s OPC boom show how AI is lowering the barriers to entrepreneurship — and raising the demands on founders.

Jul 10 • Jiang Jiang

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